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I was going to pretend I’m posting this recipe because the weather has turned chilly, and everyone is suddenly in the mood for warm, slow-cooked, comfort food. But in reality, we make this dish in my household year-round, whether it’s boiling hot out (this can be made in the slow cooker), or sleeting rain. It’s…

Late last year I attended a panel at the food and wine festival with Stephen Starr, the incredibly successful restauranteur behind Buddakan, Morimoto, and about 50 others. He mentioned a project he was working on for a California style pizza restaurant featuring loads of fresh vegetables. That restaurant, now open in gramercy, is Upland. The…

I’ve read it a hundred times: prepare as much as possible in advance and your next dinner party will be no sweat. Of course, right? Then why is it so difficult to execute? I always find myself juggling various stages of food prep moments before the doorbell rings, hot sheet pan in one hand, trying…

I can think of more than a few ways New Yorkers are spoiled rotten – 24/7 delivery of everything from Pinkberry to toilet paper, on-demand Uber and taxi cabs, and the way everyone you know seems to pass through town for a visit. And the US Open, home to the best tennis players in the…

NYC is not known for great Mexican food. That being said, a few spots stand out in the otherwise barren land of Mexican restaurants, and La Esquina happens to be one of them (Dos Caminos is another – check out their stellar guacamole here). The restaurant sits on a random corner in Soho (hence the…